hovering over it and making a noise. The Muslim Sufi, communicating with the leader of the birds, asked what was the matter with them and why they were protesting. The leader replied, “We have a complaint to

leader of the doves. The latter replied: Perhaps you have failed to understand our point. Actually what we are complaining about is that all of you came here in the garb of Sufis yet acted as hunters. Had

What does this mean? It means that what God wants from His creatures more than anything else is Hamd, that is acknowledgment. Besides man, all the things of the universe are constantly engaged in God’s

reality is that death is the biggest issue for every man and woman. Every person has to think about what will happen to him after death. Every person has to prepare for that day when he will be leaving the

before death. The consequences of one’s actions cannot be altered. Wise is one who learns today about what is going to come to him after death, because knowing about it after death will be useless.The man

WE MUST REACT ELSE WE WOULD BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED. REACTION CHECKS THE CONTINUED MISUSE OF FREEDOM — WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON THIS?The misunderstanding here is that reaction ‘checks’ the misuse of freedom

reaction used to continue for hundreds of years leading to bloodshed and in-fighting. We should think of what options we have and should unilaterally exercise patience. I once met a person who paid me a visit

specifically states that God is the absolute Sovereign Lord of this universe, that He “accomplishes what He pleases” (14:27) and that He is the Executor of His own will (85:16), we need not even ask ourselves

closer I greeted him, but he did not reply. When I greeted him again, he looked at me and asked, ‘What do you want? ‘Two things, I replied. ‘Firstly, the rain is pouring down, but you have not opened your

for you’, she said. I went inside, where tea was ready on the table. Sir James was lost in thought. ‘What was your question again?’ he asked, and without waiting for an answer, he went off into an inspiring

demands of the individual and society, this experiment likewise seems to be leading nowhere. Indeed, what man so urgently requires is not one experiment after another, but an eternal law, applicable to all

values. The result of all this is that we are back where John Austin left us, with no clear idea of what justice is, or how it can be defined. Centuries of investigation and research have failed to provide

provide mankind with a set of clear principles on which to base his laws. As G.W. Paton says: “What are the interests that a perfect legal system has to protect? This is a question that has to do with values

member of the family into which she has married. What she suffers, as a result, is self-inflicted. What is actually at fault is her own poor understanding of what is required of her as a daughter-in-law, but

forever. By no means! He shall surely be cast into the crushing torment. Would that you understood what that crushing torment is like. It is a Fire kindled by God. Reaching right into the hearts of men

women who try to resemble men. HADITH OF AL-BUKHARI ABU DAWUD AND AN-NASA’I.On the Day of Judgement, what will weigh most heavily in favour of the believer will be his good morals. God abhors those who indulge

THE AUTHORITY OF ‘ABDULLAH IBN ‘AMR.None of you (truly) believes, until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself. HADLTH OF BUKHARI ON THE AUTHORITY OF ANAS IBN MALIK.Calling God in personal